Names, Terms, and Acronyms
This is a glossary of names, terms, acronyms used throughout this site.
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ACENETACENET is a consortium of post-secondary institutions in Atlantic Canada serving the computationally intense and large scale data research needs of its researchers. ACENET is a regional partner of the Digital Research Alliance of Canada. URL: https://www.ace-net.ca/ | |
Advanced ComputingAdvanced computing utilizes high-performance computing, scientific visualization, data analysis, data science, storage, and/or cloud systems to perform computations. | |
Advanced Research ComputingAdvanced research computing (ARC) includes (but is not limited to) high performance computing, advanced computing, artificial intelligence, big data, visualization, storage, software, portals, and platforms involved with research at Canadian academic and research institutes. | |
Arbutus CloudArbutus is a cloud managed by BC DRI Group, located at the University of Victoria, and is a national system. See https://docs.alliancecan.ca/wiki/Cloud for more information. | |
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BC DRI GroupBC DRI Group is a consortium of institutions in British Columbia serving the advanced research computing needs of researchers at its partners' and members' institutions and is also a regional partner of the Digital Research Alliance of Canada. BC DRI Group was formerly part of Westgrid. | |
beluga.computecanada.caBéluga is a compute cluster located at l'École de technologie supérieure, Université du Québec and is one of the national systems. Its login nodes can be
accessed via SSH by connecting to beluga.computecanada.ca. See https://docs.alliancecan.ca/wiki/Beluga for more information. | |
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Calcul QuébecCalcul Québec (CQ) is a consortium of Québec universities brought together by the Advanced Research Computing needs of the research
community needs of its members. CQ is a regional partner with the Digital Research Alliance of Canada. URL: http://www.calculquebec.ca/ | |
Cedar CloudCedar cloud is managed by BC DRI Group, located at Simon Fraser University, and is a national system. See https://docs.alliancecan.ca/wiki/Cloud for more information. | |
cedar.computecanada.caCedar is a compute cluster located at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, or, and is one of the national systems. Its login nodes can be accessed via SSH by connecting to cedar.computecanada.ca. See https://docs.alliancecan.ca/wiki/Cedar for more information. NOTE: Depending on context, "cedar" might be intended to refer to Cedar Cloud. | |
Centre for Advanced ComputingThe Centre for Advanced Computing supports Advanced Computing Research in partnership with Compute Ontario and Queen's University. URL: https://cac.queensu.ca/ | |